477:1 By Deed. – Real estate may be conveyed by deed executed by any person or by his attorney, acknowledged and recorded as directed in this chapter, without any other act or ceremony whatever. Any conveyance not executed under seal shall be as effectual as though sealed. Source. RS 130:1. CS 136:1. GS 121:1. […]
477:10 Unacknowledged Deed. – A deed not acknowledged by the grantor, but in other respects duly executed, may be recorded, and for 60 days thereafter it shall be as effectual as if duly acknowledged. Source. RS 130:7. CS 136:7. GS 121:7. GL 135:7. PS 137:7. PL 213:10. RL 259:10.
477:11 Repealed by 1981, 303:10, eff. Aug. 15, 1981. –
477:12 Proof by Handwriting. – If any grantor or lessor shall die, become insane, or go out of the state before the acknowledgment of a deed or lease, proof of due execution of such deed or lease may be made by the oath of 2 witnesses acquainted with the handwriting of the grantor or […]
477:13 Refusal to Acknowledge. – If the grantor or lessor shall refuse to acknowledge a deed or lease, proof of its due execution may be made in the manner provided in RSA 477:12, but, if the grantor or lessor is a resident of this state, notice of the time and place of proving the […]
477:14 Neglect to Record. – If a person having an unrecorded deed or other evidence of title of real estate in his possession neglects to record the same, or refuses to allow the same to be recorded, for the space of 30 days after being thereto requested in writing by a person having an […]
477:15 Oral Conveyance. – Every estate or interest in lands created or conveyed without an instrument in writing signed by the grantor or his attorney shall be deemed an estate at will only, and no estate or interest in lands shall be assigned, granted or surrendered except by writing signed as aforesaid or by […]
477:16 Deeds Lacking Statement of Consideration or Acknowledgments Validated. – When any instrument of writing shall have been on record in the office of the register of deeds in the proper county for the period of 10 years, and there is a defect in such instrument because it omitted to state any consideration therefor, […]
477:17 Trusts. – No trust concerning lands, excepting such as may arise or result by implication of law, shall be created or declared unless by an instrument signed by the party creating the same or by his attorney. Source. RS 130:13. CS 136:13. GS 121:13. GL 135:13. PS 137:13. PL 213:16. RL 259:16.
477:18 Tenants in Common. – Every conveyance or devise of real estate made to 2 or more persons shall be construed to create an estate in common and not in joint tenancy, unless it shall be expressed therein that the estate is to be holden by the grantees or devisees as joint tenants, or […]
477:19 Joint Heirs. – Joint heirs shall be deemed tenants in common. Source. RS 129:3. CS 135:3. GS 121:15. GL 135:15. PS 137:15. PL 213:18. RL 259:18.
477:20 Alien Residents. – An alien resident in this state may take, purchase, hold, convey or devise real estate, and it may descend in the same manner as if he were a citizen. Source. RS 129:4. CS 135:4. GS 121:16. GL 135:16. PS 137:16. PL 213:19. RL 259:19.
477:21 Escheat. – Any right or claim of the state, by escheat or otherwise, to the estate of any resident alien is hereby discharged. Source. RS 129:5. CS 135:5. GS 121:17. GL 135:17. PS 137:17. PL 213:20. RL 259:20.
477:22 Limited Interest. – A conveyance made by a person having a limited interest in an estate, purporting to convey a greater interest than he possessed or could lawfully convey, shall not work a forfeiture thereof, but shall pass to the grantee all the estate which he could lawfully convey. Source. RS 129:6. CS […]
477:22-a Enforceability of Publicly-Owned Land Restrictions. – Any recorded restriction, order, covenant, or other interest in land held by the state, or any political subdivision of the state, shall be enforceable against any owner of the affected land or structure, including subsequent purchasers, heirs, or assignees, notwithstanding lack of privity of estate or contract, […]
477:23 Purpose. – For the purpose of avoiding the unnecessary use of words in deeds of real estate, or interests therein, the statutory forms provided in this subdivision are authorized. Nothing in this subdivision shall be understood as preventing the use of other forms appropriate for the conveyance of real estate or any interest […]
477:24 Unnecessary Words; Construction of Certain Words. – The word "grant" in a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein shall be a sufficient word of conveyance without the use of the words "give, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm" or the words "remise, release and forever quitclaim." No covenant shall be […]
477:25 Statute of Uses Not to Effect Trusts. – When a conveyance or devise of real estate is made to a grantee or devisee in trust or as trustee under a declaration of trust, such conveyance or devise shall vest in the grantee or devisee, as trustee, legal title with full power to convey […]
477:25-a Conveyances To or From Trusts Without Naming Trustees. – I. In any conveyance of real property or any interest in real property in this state, if the grantee or one or more of the grantees is named as a trust, whether the trust is created under the laws of this state or of […]
477:26 Easements, Appurtenances, Etc. – In a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, all rights, easements, privileges and appurtenances belonging to the granted estate or interest shall be deemed to be included in the conveyance, unless the contrary shall be stated in the deed, and it shall be unnecessary in order for […]
